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US 2017/0303974 A1Published application
Spinous Process Spacer Hammock
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsMichael Andrew Slivka, Michael J. O'Neil, Hassan Serhan, Michael Fisher, John Riley Hawkins
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Abstract
A spinal distractor for distracting opposed vertebrae in which a pair of elements are threadably connected by a screw having opposing threads, wherein actuating the screw spreads the elements apart and pushes the vertebrae apart.
Claims2
An interspinous spacer comprising:
- a) a first brace having an upper throughhole and a lower throughhole,
- b) a second brace having an upper throughhole and a lower throughhole,
- c) a single ligament having a first end and a second end,
- wherein a first portion of the ligament is located between the upper throughhole of the first brace and the upper throughhole of the second brace,
- wherein a second portion of the ligament is located between the lower throughhole of the first brace and the lower throughhole of the second brace,
- wherein, when the ligament is under tension, a distance D between the upper and lower througholes on each brace is larger than a distance between the first and second portions of the ligament.
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